WWE Corridor of Famer Tito Santana disclosed that he was allegedly in rivalry for the WWE Championship in 1992, a title that finally went to Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
In a stunning revelation throughout a reside Q&A session, Santana recounted a dialog he had with fellow wrestling legend Ted DiBiase, who reportedly shared insider info from Pat Patterson, a key determine in WWE’s inventive staff on the time. In line with Santana:
[Ted] DiBiase informed me, ‘Yeah Tito, Pat Patterson got here as much as me and he informed me it was between you and Bret for who was gonna get the belt.’
Nonetheless, Santana expressed scepticism concerning the veracity of this info, suggesting that the WWE might need been lower than forthcoming about their true intentions:
We weren’t the one ones that they bullsh**ted, they knew it was Bret, and it was gonna be Bret all alongside. They determined to enter Canada, which, you recognize, ended up being a superb transfer, for Bret and for Canadian wrestling.
The choice to crown Bret Hart as champion certainly proved to be a major second in wrestling historical past. Hart defeated Ric Aptitude for the WWE Championship on an episode of Superstars, starting a title reign that might final till WrestleMania IX, the place he misplaced the belt to Yokozuna.
Whereas Santana by no means held the distinguished WWE Championship, his profession was removed from missing in accolades. He was a two-time Intercontinental Champion and loved a profitable run within the tag staff division as one-half of Strike Pressure with Rick Martel.
Which WWE Corridor Of Famer Did Bret Hart Say Had A Harmful Ending Transfer?
Bret Hart claimed that fellow WWE Corridor of Famer Booker T’s scissor kick was harmful as each time he carried out it on him it drove his head into the canvas. Booker T responded to Bret Hart’s claims and stated that he doesn’t apologise for hurting him as he didn’t do it maliciously and that it was the character of the wrestling enterprise.
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